Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/06

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Subject: Too Hot To Handle in Pop
From: seungmin@luxmail.luxcom.com
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 97 14:35:53 PST
 
     Hi,
     
      I was browsing the articles in Too Hot To Handle in February 1997 
     issue of Popular Photography.  There Pop mentioned something about the 
     Leica lens legends,
     
     "For example, when we recently tested the legendary 50mm f/2 Summicron 
     and 50mm f/2.8 Elmar made in Germany by Leica (November, '96 page 86), 
     we found their performance to be near the top of their class but 
     hardly in a class by themselves.  According to our SQF test (which are 
     based on MTF, the most accurate lens testing system in use), several 
     Japanese 50mm lenses from top makers equalled them and a few even 
     deged them out. ....."
     
     What do you, Leica lovers including me, think about this comments?
     
     Thanks,
     
     David